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The Best Attractions In Najaf Province

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Najaf or an-Najaf al-Ashraf is a city in central-south Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2013 was 1,000,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate. It is widely considered the third holiest city of Shia Islam, the Shi'ite world's spiritual capital, and the center of Shi'ite political power in Iraq.
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  • 2. Great Mosque of Kufa Kufa
    The Great Mosque of Kufa, or Masjid al-Kūfa , or Masjid al-Mu'azam/al-A'azam located in Kūfa, Iraq, is one of the earliest and holiest surviving mosques in the world. The mosque, built in the 7th century, contains the remains of Muslim ibn ‘Aqīl - first cousin of Imām Husayn ibn ‘Alī, his companion Hānī ibn ‘Urwa, and the revolutionary Mukhtār al-Thaqafī.
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  • 3. Wadi Al-Salaam Cemetery Najaf
    Wadi-us-Salaam is an Islamic cemetery, located in the Shia holy city of Najaf, Iraq. It is the largest cemetery in the world. The cemetery covers 1,485.5 acres and contains tens of millions of bodies. It also attracts millions of pilgrims annually.The cemetery is located near the shrine of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Sunni Caliph and the first Shia Imam. Thus, many Shi'ites in Iraq request that they be buried in this cemetery. As a result of improved transportation methods, Shi'ites from across the globe are buried in the cemetery. However, burial at the cemetery means being placed in one of the cemetery’s many catacombs. According to an undertaker at the cemetery, each crypt can hold up to 50 bodies. The burial plots are controlled by Marja'.
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  • 4. Al Sahlah Great Mosque Kufa
    The Al-Sahlah Mosque or Masjid al-Sahlah is one of the primary significant mosques in the city of Kufa, Iraq. The mosque is of great importance to Shia Muslims, and it is believed that the mosque was initially established in Kufa as a neighborhood mosque for the followers of Ali, the early members of the Shia. The mosque is also said to be the future home of the twelfth Shī‘ah Imām, Muhammad al-Māhdi.
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  • 6. Maytham al-Tammar Shrine Kufa
    Maytham ibn Yahyā al-Tammār or Maytham al-Tammar was an early Islamic scholar, a companion and disciple of Ali ibn Abi Talib and a forefather of Sufism.
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